The Ruby in the Smoke
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The Ruby in the Smoke

The Ruby in the Smoke

2006
Drama, Crime
TV Movie
1h 35m
Adaptation of Philip Pullman's first book about Victorian heroine Sally Lockhart. Sixteen-year-old Sally has little academic knowledge, but has a thorough grounding in military tactics, can ride like the wind and shoot straight with a pistol. So when her father dies in mysterious circumstances during a voyage to the South China Sea, and a letter arrives soon after containing a strange warning, it becomes clear that Sally is in danger and will need to draw on all her skills.
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Writer:

Adrian Hodges
Adrian-Hodges
17 total credits
Credits include: My Week with Marilyn, The Lost World, Metroland, David Copperfield and The Musketeers
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Starring:

Julie Walters
Julie-Walters
60 total credits
Credits include: Brave, Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia!, Paddington and Brooklyn
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,
Miles Anderson
Miles-Anderson
14 total credits
Credits include: House of Cards, Ninja, The Wind, The King Is Alive and The Shepherd: Border Patrol
polygon
,
Ramon Tikaram
Ramon-Tikaram
22 total credits
Credits include: Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, Feel Good, Brassic, Pennyworth and This Life
polygon
,
Dominic Coleman
Dominic-Coleman
16 total credits
Credits include: Sex Lives of the Potato Men, Upstart Crow, Head Full of Honey, The Ruby in the Smoke and Episode #3.4
polygon
,
Hayley Atwell
Hayley-Atwell
60 total credits
Credits include: Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
polygon
,
Billie Piper
Billie-Piper
30 total credits
Credits include: Doctor Who, Penny Dreadful, Collateral, Scoop and Catherine Called Birdy
polygon
,
Sian Thomas
Sian-Thomas
6 total credits
Credits include: The Conductor, The Ruby in the Smoke, Half Broken Things, George III - The Genius of The Mad King and Crossings
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,
Robert Glenister
Robert-Glenister
29 total credits
Credits include: The Aeronauts, Hustle, Appropriate Adult, Prime Suspect: The Lost Child and Sherwood
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,
Matt Smith
Matt-Smith
63 total credits
Credits include: Terminator Genisys, Last Night in Soho, Doctor Who, House of the Dragon and Morbius
polygon
,
Tilly Vosburgh
Tilly-Vosburgh
5 total credits
Credits include: The Velveteen Rabbit, The Ruby in the Smoke, Margery and Gladys and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
polygon
,
Pik Sen Lim
Pik-Sen-Lim
14 total credits
Credits include: Johnny English Reborn, Plenty, The Gladiators, Miranda and Mind Your Language
polygon

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

UK

Language:

English

The Ruby in the Smoke

2006
Drama, Crime
TV Movie
1h 35m
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Ratings & Reviews

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21 Oct 2026
22
8th
First of 2 Telemovies comprising The Sally Lockhart Mysteries. Impeccably set and filmed but the plotting is woeful as is some of the acting and casting, hopping about as if it was a serial reduced to movie length. Complete waste of time, so much so that part 2 (The Shadow In The North) was ignored.
26 Nov 2025
50
60th
09 May 2024
80
74th
24 Dec 2023
60
43rd
26 Aug 2023
50
47th
25 Jan 2023
60
62nd
30 Dec 2022
60
11th
08 Mar 2018
60
32nd
19 Mar 2017
65
35th
13 May 2015
2
37th
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Cast & Info

Writer:

Adrian Hodges
Adrian-Hodges
17 total credits
Credits include: My Week with Marilyn, The Lost World, Metroland, David Copperfield and The Musketeers
polygon

Starring:

Julie Walters
Julie-Walters
60 total credits
Credits include: Brave, Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia!, Paddington and Brooklyn
polygon
,
Miles Anderson
Miles-Anderson
14 total credits
Credits include: House of Cards, Ninja, The Wind, The King Is Alive and The Shepherd: Border Patrol
polygon
,
Ramon Tikaram
Ramon-Tikaram
22 total credits
Credits include: Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, Feel Good, Brassic, Pennyworth and This Life
polygon
,
Dominic Coleman
Dominic-Coleman
16 total credits
Credits include: Sex Lives of the Potato Men, Upstart Crow, Head Full of Honey, The Ruby in the Smoke and Episode #3.4
polygon
,
Hayley Atwell
Hayley-Atwell
60 total credits
Credits include: Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
polygon
,
Billie Piper
Billie-Piper
30 total credits
Credits include: Doctor Who, Penny Dreadful, Collateral, Scoop and Catherine Called Birdy
polygon
,
Sian Thomas
Sian-Thomas
6 total credits
Credits include: The Conductor, The Ruby in the Smoke, Half Broken Things, George III - The Genius of The Mad King and Crossings
polygon
,
Robert Glenister
Robert-Glenister
29 total credits
Credits include: The Aeronauts, Hustle, Appropriate Adult, Prime Suspect: The Lost Child and Sherwood
polygon
,
Matt Smith
Matt-Smith
63 total credits
Credits include: Terminator Genisys, Last Night in Soho, Doctor Who, House of the Dragon and Morbius
polygon
,
Tilly Vosburgh
Tilly-Vosburgh
5 total credits
Credits include: The Velveteen Rabbit, The Ruby in the Smoke, Margery and Gladys and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
polygon
,
Pik Sen Lim
Pik-Sen-Lim
14 total credits
Credits include: Johnny English Reborn, Plenty, The Gladiators, Miranda and Mind Your Language
polygon

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

UK

Language:

English
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